Hospital-acquired pressure injury: our seven years of experience.

Objective: A pressure injury (PI) happens on the skin and in deeper tissues. Generally, it occurs due to prolonged compression over bony structures. A PI, when occurring during a hospital stay, is regarded as a hospital-acquired pressure injury (HAPI), and is considered as a marker for patient care quality.

Faun tail: a rare cutaneous marker of spinal dysraphism.

A 10-year-old girl who was admitted to the urology department with complaints of urinary incontinence was referred to our dermatology outpatient clinic because of a congenital, circumscribed, hypertrichotic area on the lumbosacral region. Cutaneous examination revealed a circumscribed area of coarse, dark terminal hair measuring 25 x 15 cm overlying the lumbosacral area with normal underlying skin (Figure 1). There were erythematous macular lesions on the superior of the hairy area.

Allergic contact dermatitis to pure henna.

Henna is a naturally occurring brown dye made from the leaves of the tree Lawsonia inermis. The active ingredient of henna is lawsone (2-hydroxy-1, 4-naphthoquinone). It is traditionally used in Islamic and Hindu cultures as a hair coloring and as a dye for decorating the nails or making temporary skin tattoos.

Plasma homocysteine level is elevated in patients on isotretinoin therapy for cystic acne: a prospective controlled study.

Purpose: Isotretinoin (Iso) has marked side effects. Homocysteine (Hcy) metabolizes in the liver, requiring folate and vitamin B12. Elevated blood levels of Hcy have been linked to an increased risk of premature coronary artery disease (CAD).